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91IBM Series/1 — The IBM Series/1 computer was a 16 bit minicomputer, introduced in 1976, that in many respects competed with other minicomputers of the time, such as the PDP 11 from Digital Equipment Corporation and similar offerings from Data General and HP.… …
92IBM 5110 — The IBM 5110 Portable Computer was the successor of the IBM 5100 Portable Computer.Three variations of the IBM 5110 were built: * IBM 5110 Model 1 (with a built in QIC DC300 tape drive of 204 kB). * IBM 5110 Model 2 (without the QIC tape drive).… …
93IBM 305 RAMAC — The IBM 305 RAMAC was the first commercial computer that used a moving head hard disk drive (magnetic disk storage) for secondary storage. IBM introduced the storage unit on September 4, 1956 before unveiling the entire computer nine days later… …
94Variable Data Intelligent Postscript Printware — (FreeFlow VI Suite (VIPP)) is an open language from Xerox that enables highest performance output of personalized (variable data) PostScript documents [http://vippsupport.xerox.com/eve VIPP Support Forum] VIPP was originally called XGF and it is… …
95MANIAC II — The MANIAC II (Mathematical Analyzer Numerical Integrator and Computer Model II) was a first generation electronic computer, built in 1957 for use at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.MANIAC II was built by the University of California and the Los …
96History of personal computers — This article covers the history of the personal computer. A personal computer is one which is directly used by an individual, as opposed to a mainframe in which the end user s requests are filtered through an operating staff, or a time sharing… …
97computerized typesetting — method of typesetting in which characters are generated by computer and transferred to light sensitive paper or film by means of either pulses from a laser beam or moving rays of light from a stroboscopic source or a cathode ray tube (CRT) …
98line — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of lines in art, esp. draughtsmanship or engraving (boldness of line). 3 a thing resembling such a mark esp. a furrow or wrinkle. 4 Mus. a each of (usu. five)… …
99Joystick — For other uses, see Joystick (disambiguation). Video game joystick elements: #1 Stick; #2 Base; #3 Trigger; #4 Extra buttons; #5 Autofire switch; #6 Throttle; #7 Hat Switch (POV Hat); #8 Suction Cup A joystick is an input device consisting of a… …
100Serendipity — is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. The word has been voted as one of the ten English words that were hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British… …
